TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 SYNOPSIS ;
1.1. INTRODUCTION ;
1.2. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM ;
1.3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ;
1.4. HYPOTHESIS ;
1.5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ;
1.6. METHODOLOGY ;
1.7. CHAPTERISATION ;
1.8. LITERATURE REVIEW ;
2 SPORTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - AN OVER VIEW ;
2.1. INTRODUCTION ;
2.2. SPORTS AND ITS GROWTH AS AN INDUSTRY ;
2.3. LOOKING THROUGH THE GLASSES OF INTELLECTUAL POPERTY THEORIES ;
2.4. INTERGRATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SPORTS ;
2.5. RECOGNITION OF PERFORMERS RIGHT - AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ;
2.6. INTRODUCTION OF PERFORMER’S RIGHT IN COPYRIGHT LAW ;
2.7. POSITION OF SPORTS IN INDIA ;
2.8. THE NEED FOR INTERGRATION OF SPORTS WITH INDIAN COPYRIGHT LAW ;
2.9. CONCLUSION ;
3 COPYRIGHTABILITY OF SPORTS ;
3.1. INTRODUCTION ;
3.2. SUBJECT MATTER OF SPORTS ;
3.2.1 Sports in India ;
3.2.2 The nature of sports ;
3.3. LAW AND PRECEDENTS ON COPYRIGHTABILITY OF SPORTS ;
3.3.1 Originality of the work ;
3.3.2 Subject matter ;
3.3.3 Fixation of work ;
3.4. SPORTS – AN ADDITIONAL SUBJECT MATTER ;
3.5. CONCLUSION ;
4 RECOGNITION OF SPORTS MOVES INTO COPYRIGHT LAW ;
4.1. INRODUCTION ;
4.2. SPORTS MOVES ;
4.3. INDIAN COPYRIGHT LAW ;
4.4. CRITICISM OF COPYRIGHTABILITY OF SPORTS ;
4.4.1 Functionality of sports moves ;
4.4.2 Impact on competition in sports ;
4.4.3 The absence of mens rea ;
4.5. CONCLUSION ;
5 SPORTS PERSON AS PERFORMER ;
5.1. INTRODUCTION ;
5.2. SPORTS PERSON AS PERFORMER- BOON OR BANE ;
5.2.1 Identifying the right category ;
5.2.2 Legal interpretation on recognising ‘performer’;
5.2.3 Finding the root of the issue ;
5.2.4 Indian position on performer and their rights ;
5.3. CONCLUSION .